R. Edward Lopez

R. Edward "Bob" Lopez (1953–May 22, 2005) was a newsman and morning radio personality on Baltimore's 98Rock. Joining the station in 1978, Lopez participated in 13 morning radio shows during his 27 years at the station.cite news
title = 98 Rock's Lopez Dies of Lung Cancer
work = WTOPnews.com
date = May 23, 2005
url = http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=522462&nid=25
accessdate = 2008-03-13 ] He was known for his humor, thoughtful opinions, and dogged liberalism.

In the early 1990s, he co-hosted with Bob Rivers. [cite news
last = Chalkley
first = Tom
title = Bob Lopez
work = City Paper Online
date = June 1, 2005
url = http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=10021
accessdate = 2008-03-13 ] He was most recently part of the "Kirk, Mark & Lopez" or "KML" morning show, along with Kirk McEwen and Mark Ondayko, with whom he worked for seven years. He also hosted the Sunday Lopez, a Sunday morning talk show where Lopez discussed politics and listeners called in to express their views. Lopez held the national record for longest tenure for a news man at a rock station.

Lopez grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland, and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, getting his first on-air experience at the campus radio station, WMUC-FM. He later worked at WLMD, a small AM station in Laurel, Maryland, earning $2.25 an hour, before moving to Baltimore in 1977 and joining 98Rock in 1978.cite news
last = Farhi
first = Paul
title = For 98 Rock's Lopez, a Show Of Strength
work = The Washington Post
pages = C01
date = December 15, 200
url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A282-2004Dec14.html
accessdate = 2008-03-13 ]

Lopez was diagnosed with lung cancer in February 2004, having been a smoker for several decades, starting at age 12. [cite news
title = 98 Rock's Lopez Battles Cancer
work = wbaltv.com
date = March 1, 2004
url = http://www.wbaltv.com/station/2884357/detail.html
accessdate = 2008-03-13 ] He continued to participate in the Kirk, Mark & Lopez radio show while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy. During his treatment, Lopez and his co-hosts made his cancer a frequent source of humor on air, remarking that his hair loss made him look like Uncle Fester. After a long and public battle with the disease, Lopez died at the age of 52. He was survived by his wife of 21 years and his 13-year-old daughter, Leandra.

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*cite news
last = Rodricks
first = Dan
title = Gifted Lopez a strong voice for Baltimore
work = The Baltimore Sun
date = May 26, 2005
url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/844872641.html?dids=844872641:844872641&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+26%2C+2005&author=DAN+RODRICKS&pub=The+Sun&desc=Gifted+Lopez+a+strong+voice+for+Baltimore
accessdate = 2008-03-13